Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infectious diseases including sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia, has increased by about 60% among infants younger than 3 months in the Netherlands over ...

The CDC reported revised guidelines for the prevention of group B streptococcal disease in newborns. In June 2009, clinical and public health representatives met to re-evaluate prevention strategies ...

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Contrary to current thinking, the group of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for most invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide is conserved across regions, according to new research.

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. (PREVENT), a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) located at the University of ...

Early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis remains a significant source of morbidity in perinatal care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released revised ...

A streptococcal infection may lead to other diseases, such as acute rheumatic fever, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Group A beta-hemolytic ...

We present a fatal case of neonatal invasive group A streptococcal disease and review of the literature. Twenty-four cases were early onset disease and were associated with concurrent maternal ...

The Ector County Health Department has reported the first death of 2025 linked to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a child younger than 5 years old. Health officials said that the child, an Ector County ...